The Penn's Grove record., 1887-01-08

when special s%upplieations were RAISED
in behalf OF their sick pastor.
Now is the chance for some or oul
local crack sportsman to win fame
Samuel NJ. Baker, Lower Creeks ex.
pert marksman, offers to shoot with
amy man iu the county for a purse OF
$50 and the championship of Salem
county.
Between three and four inches of
snow fell gently on Wednesday evening
and moderated the weather So that it
was more pleasant on Thurs lay than
it had been for some days. Sleighing
was right good as there was ii solid
foundation.
The trial tests of the Parvin Iron
Wagon are proving satisfactory at
places where made. The putting of
$500 pounds on a light one horse wag-
Oh is enough to open the eyes of the
farmers. We are glad to hear that the
factory now has forty orders for wag
ons on hand. Tie Company is now
building two wagons for W. NJ. Sim
gerly, owner of the Philadelphia Re
cord, to be used ON his farm at Elk
ton, Md.
Rev. g. Elvin has been very sick
during the past week What was first
thought to be a severe attack of rheu-
matism has resulted into a eomplica-
ton Of diseases with the symptoms of
p.euro-pneumonia which IS battling two
skilled physicians. Mr.. ElviG caught
a severe cold at VIM. Aliens funeral
over two weeks ago which brought on
the sickness. Although very sick, he
was thought TO bra little better Fri
day afternoon as we go tn press.
Tie value of coins with holes punch
ed in them has been fixed by the Unit
ed States Treasury Departments as fol-
lows: Double eagles, fifteen dollars;
silver dollars, s%eyeaty-fye cents; half
dollars, t~hiity-hye cents; quarter dol
lars, eighteen cents and dimes five
cents. If a person has a dollar and
wants to get 70 cents change all they
have to do is to punch a hole in the
dollar. 1t may be more convenient
than walking a distance to get it chan
ged.
On New Years. morning between
forty ard fifty masqueraders dressed up
ludierously in odd remnants of clothing
enjoyed Tfne1IssT rs selgF They
boarded the early train and went TO
Bridgeport where they roved to the
curiosity of the people until the first
train down, when they went to Ped
ricktown where they were royalty re-
ceived by Samuel Stanley who was
very generous hearted and treated them
to dinner. They arrived II Penns-
grove on the freight train when they
were Joined hy a lot of small boys. AL
paraded around town for a while, eX-
citing curiosity and receiving the treats
where offered. All enjoyed themselves
in their ridiculous sport
On New Years day Michael X. aud
his wife Sarah Dolbow, two old veter-
AN citizens who have nearly reached
their allotted age of three score years
and ten, had a family reunion at Their
residence below the Cove. Twenty
eight children and grand children were
present to cheer the aged couple and to
partake Of the abundance of turkey,
chicken, tarrapin, aud other choice
eatables. 1t was an enjoyable oGcasi N
notwithstanding the children and grand
children at a distance were not present.
A nice glass water service was presen-
ted to Mi. and Mrs, Dolbow, by Miss
George Madison, on behalf Of the WISH
tors and was accepted by Miss Edith
Denny on behalf of her grand parents.
John Summerill Bro. have been dis
tributing their annual calendars con
tanning their adve rtisement of the
Golden Irish gilling Irvine, The card
is 9x13 inches with Il picture of origi-
nal design 7x9 inches on it representing
two fishermen in a skiff taking on a
shad net. Put. Johnson and Joseph
| Denny were in IA boat when a photo
.,, yos takau IaGt summer from
which to make the picture but thos {
on the calendar look more like james
alias ''Brnner" and Doc Dolbow,
The Golden Irish" sun is rising IN the
distance while a boat which may rep
resent the Mccall with a long stretcl
of the imagination, is steaming to the
right. The picture is in coiors and
represents a fishing scene very well.